inflicted
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Last week’s equity-market turbulence inflicted significant damage to hedge-fund trading books.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
After everything Russia has inflicted on Ukraine, Kyiv isn’t about to turn to Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Second World War, meanwhile, inflicted its own deadly toll -- the Soviet Union suffered the highest casualties, with 20-27 million people estimated to have died, both civilians and military.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I saw the futility of violence, the cycle that just repeats itself, the damage that’s inflicted on people that they in turn inflict on others.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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